• Title of article

    Right pulmonary artery compression by ascending aortic aneurysm

  • Author/Authors

    Ibrahim, Mohamed F. King Fahad Medical City - Prince Salman Heart Center - Cardiac Surgery Department, Saudi Arabia , Obied, Hamoud Y. King Fahad Medical City - Prince Salman Heart Center - Cardiac Surgery Department, Saudi Arabia , Omar, Ahmed H. King Fahad Medical City - Prince Salman Heart Center - Cardiac Surgery Department, Saudi Arabia , Refaat, Amal A. King Fahad Medical City - Prince Salman Heart Center - Cardiac Surgery Department, Saudi Arabia

  • From page
    159
  • To page
    159
  • Abstract
    A 55 year old male presented to the emergency room complaining of sudden onset of chest pain, orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. Chest CT scan showed huge aneurysm of the ascending aorta (Fig. 1). Patient underwent Bentall procedure. This led to the disappearance of his symptoms (Fig. 2).
  • Journal title
    journal of the saudi heart association
  • Journal title
    journal of the saudi heart association
  • Record number

    2585261